Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Bolin · 1975
Teaser was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ST-NE-753495-A AT PRA-side runout, etched
ST-NE-753496-A AT PRB-side runout, etched
ST-NE-753495 PRA-side Label
ST-NE-753496 PRB-side Label
ST-NE-753495-AA (MR) AT Δ20210(2) PRSide A, etched, variant 1
ST-NE-753496-AA (MR) AT Δ20210-X(1) PRSide B, etched, variant 1
ST-NE-753495-AA (MR) AT Δ20210(1) PRSide A, etched, variant 2
ST-NE-753496-AA (MR) AT Δ20210-X(1) PRSide B, etched, variant 2
ST-NE-753495-AAA -A AT PRCEtched Side A, variant 1
ST-NE-753496-AAA -1-11 AT PRCEtched Side B, variant 1
ST-NE-753495-AAA -1-11 AT PRCRunout Side A, variant 2
ST-NE-753496-AAA -1-11 AT PRCRunout Side B, variant 2
ST-NE-753495-A AT PRRunout side A, etched
ST-NE-753496-A AT PRRunout side B, etched
ST-NE-753495 PRLabel side A
ST-NE-753496 PRLabel side B
ST-NE-753495-A AA-Ⅰ-Ⅱ AT PRCSide A
ST-NE-753496-A AA-Ⅰ AT PRCSide B
ST-NE-753495-RILabel side A
ST-NE-753496-RILabel side B
K•50208•A1 RAYSRunout, side one, stamped/etched
K•50208•B1 TRIDENTRunout, side two, stamped
K 50208 ALabel, side one
K 50208 BLabel, side two
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic NE 436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Nemperor Records NE 436First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic NE 436 / Nemperor Records NE 436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic NE 436 / Nemperor Records NE 436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Nemperor Records ATL 50 208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Nemperor records W 50208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10076AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10076AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Atlantic NE 436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Peru | Nemperor Records 0000436.5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50208First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K50208 / Nemperor Records NE 436First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4253LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Canada | Nemperor Records PZ 37534 / Nemperor Records WPZ 37354LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Greece | Epic 85274LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Nemperor Records PZ 37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Nemperor Records PZ 37534 / Columbia PZ 37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Nemperor Records PZ 37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Nemperor Records PZ 37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Nemperor Records PZ 37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Nemperor Records PZ 37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Nemperor Records PZ 37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | South Korea | CBS P2-37534LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | CBS CPL-1033 / CBS ZK-37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Germany | UDR UDR0460 / UDR UDR 0460LP, CD, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, CD, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Cleopatra CLO5377LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Cleopatra CLO5376LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Cleopatra CLO5284LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Nemperor Records PZ 37534 / Nemperor Records WPZ 37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic 85274 / Epic EPC 85274LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Nemperor Records ATL 50 208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nemperor Records ATL 50 208 / Nemperor Records NE 436LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Epic EPC 463247 1 / Nemperor Records 01-463247-20LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Epic 85274 / Epic EPC 85274LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 50208Album, LP, Reissue | Album, LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Nemperor Records PZ 37534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
52 vinyl pressings of Teaser are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Nemperor Records NE 436, released November 17, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NE 436, K 50208, K50208, ATL 50 208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-NE-753495-A AT PR and ST-NE-753496-A AT PR. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
